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The lion's head is reported to be approximately 50cm high and weigh 15kg. Initial estimates date it to Roman times. The statue has been taken to the University of Calabria for further analysis that will enable archaeologists to date it more accurately. No information has been released on what the sculpture may have been used for, although a lion head is a typical symbol of the Roman Empire. As king of the animal kingdom, lions were associated strength and leadership, and Ancient Roman emperors adopted lion head statues to symbolise their authority.
The discovery led to hope that the surrounding area might yield other treasures because a suit of bronze armour and another birmingham hotels sculpture were found nearby. The area was closed off to the public birmingham hotels but the only haul was a radiator belonging to a motorboat.
The Riace Bronzes were found in 1972 by a holidaymaker and astounded the art world. The 2,500-year-old Greek statues are full-size representations of bearded warriors and their dynamic contrapposto stance evident of the shift in style from depicting idealised forms to the realism birmingham hotels of early Classical sculpture.
Since 2009 the warrior bronzes have been undergoing birmingham hotels restoration at the Palazzo birmingham hotels Campanella in Reggio Calabria, where a glass-fronted construction allows visitors to observe birmingham hotels the meticulous process. But as the restoration work nears completion so the bronzes are expected to go on display birmingham hotels once more at the nearby Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia later this year.
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